Berlin/Bielefeld, Germany-based duo Mellowdeath is sharing its song “Demon Slither,” the opening track from their eponymous debut album. The album will be released on November 14 through Cruel Nature Records. The album follows the duo’s previously released 2018 debut EP, Deadly Stares.
Listen to the track here:
Drummer Sara shares her thoughts:
“I named this track after the embodied feeling that settled into my bones when playing this peri-apocalyptic jaunt—a dance track about embracing the wreckage, building a home there, and letting it move through your body. The song invites a range of movements, depending on the part: a slither, a wiggle, a slow-mo shimmy, or a swagger. Choose your own adventure and inhabit whatever creature comes to the fore. Our album art by Chloe Grove also feels most directly aligned with this title. Her pre-existing body of work, involving snakily dancing ghouls, was a big impetus to reach out to her to make work for Mellowdeath.
“We asked musicians we’d encountered in various contexts to record parts for this album. For this song both guest musicians, Florian Juncker (trombone) and Rachel Glassberg (synths), were active in different scenes and projects in Berlin. We met either through friends or through seeing their other bands play shows. Both musicians have a great sense of humor, whimsy, and drama, and are great listeners/responders, bringing in references from jazz to pop to prog to klezmer. It was a great experience to collaborate with so many diverse voices for this album. An adventurous experiment.”
Live:
12/11/2025 3xter – Berlin, DE *album release show
Mellowdeath Track List:
1. Demon Slither
2. Omacore
3. Krankenstation
4. 1772
5. Atemlos
6. Wermut
7. Verfolgungsjagd
8. Metal Country
9. Verhallt
10. Trotziges
Preorder the album here.
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Photo courtesy of the band
